I’ve been really enjoying the whites from DDO. Dare I say maybe even better than the Pinot? This is the 23 edition limitee, IMO one of Veronique’s best series. If you like Chablis, this is every bit as good as the best Chablis I’ve had, I’m not saying there isn’t any better, but if there is it’s probably significantly more expensive than this. I think I pay $80 through the club for these.
I like them at 55°, and I drink them out of my burgundy glasses, small pours and lots of swirling and experience it come to life. This one has an explosive nose of citrus, green apples, honeysuckle, and a tease of vanilla. On the palate it’s bone dry, with intense acidity, I get lots of grapefruit and mandarin, lemon pith, and a little brioche, with a structure that makes it just stick to the teeth and make it hang around.
It’s a beautiful day where I live, cheers & sante to yall winos everywhere.
by LongroddMcHugendong
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Drink mine in a shot glass. Call it a Schart
Chardonnay should be drunk from a burgundy glass, especially if from Burgundy or Oregon. If you can only have one glass to drink multiple varietals the burgundy glass is arguably the one with which to go.
I haven’t tried this yet! Strangely, even though I’m from the USA, I came to know Joseph Drouhin in Beaune, and it was there I learned they have a sister vineyard in Oregon. The only Chardonnay I can recall tasting there was a Corton Charlemagne and it was sublime. Would love to compare them all, esp. the French vs. American vineyards. Blind tasting would be really fun.
Wasn’t is named after her child in earlier vintages? I remember liking it immensely